LASTMA officials ‘detain’ school children for hours, blame driver for not using seat belt
A parent of one of the pupils of Eucharistic Heart of Jesus School, Isolo, allegedly detained by officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has petitioned the agency for traumatising her child and insulting her.
The bus driver and the children were detained after the school bus driver allegedly violated the state traffic law.
Punch gathered that the bus driver had penultimate Wednesday gone to pick up pupils of the school at their houses in the Isolo area of the state.
The bus driver was reportedly accosted by two LASTMA officials, who accused him of not using a seat belt.
The steering of the Sienna bus was reportedly taken over by one of the LASTMA officials, who drove to the agency’s yard at Isolo.
The pupils were reportedly held for over three hours as a result and were only released after their parents went for them.
The vehicle was released to the school proprietor after an undertaking was signed.
A parent identified as Okuhu was said to have written a petition through his lawyer, demanding that the officials be disciplined, in addition to an apology and payment of N5m for general damages.
